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TABLE 3—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION AND/OR AMENDMENTS—Continued
EPA company No.
Company name and address
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Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW., Gig
Harbor, WA 98332.
Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., D/B/A Adama, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC
27604.
Prorestore Products, Agent Name: Lewis & Harrison, LLC, 122 C Street NW., Suite 505, Washington, DC
20001.
White Cap, Inc., Agent Name: Delta Analytical Corp., 12510 Prosperity Drive, Suite 160, Silver Spring, MD
20904.
Valent Biosciences Corporation, 870 Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048–6316.
Coeus Technology, Inc., 5540 West 53rd Street Parkway, Anderson, IN 46013.
Mebrom Corp., Agent Name: PRA Registrations, LLC, 8595 Collier Blvd., Suite 107–51, Naples, FL 34114.
Jiangsu Fengdeng Crop Science Co., Ltd., Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th St.,
CT NW., Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
Kocide, LLC, Agent Name: Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
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III. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C.
136d(f)(1)) provides that a registrant of
a pesticide product may at any time
request that any of its pesticide
registrations be canceled or amended to
terminate one or more uses. FIFRA
further provides that, before acting on
the request, EPA must publish a notice
of receipt of any such request in the
Federal Register.
Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C.
136d(f)(1)(B)) requires that before acting
on a request for voluntary cancellation,
EPA must provide a 30-day public
comment period on the request for
voluntary cancellation or use
termination. In addition, FIFRA section
6(f)(1)(C) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)(C))
requires that EPA provide a 180-day
comment period on a request for
voluntary cancellation or termination of
any minor agricultural use before
granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of
the comment period, or
2. The EPA Administrator determines
that continued use of the pesticide
would pose an unreasonable adverse
effect on the environment.
The registrants listed in Table 3 of
Unit II have requested that EPA waive
the 180-day comment period.
Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day
comment period on the proposed
requests.
IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of
Requests
Registrants who choose to withdraw a
request for product cancellation or use
termination should submit the
withdrawal in writing to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. If the products have been
subject to a previous cancellation
action, the effective date of cancellation
and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation action are controlling.
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V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing
Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of
registered pesticide products that are
currently in the United States and that
were packaged, labeled, and released for
shipment prior to the effective date of
the cancellation action. EPA proposes to
include the following provisions for the
treatment of any existing stocks of the
products listed in Table 1 and Table 2
of Unit II.
A. For Products 706–69, 10324–169,
10324–174, 10324–184, 10324–197,
10324–218, 10807–438 and 33176–24.
The registrant has requested to the
Agency via letter to sell existing stocks
for an 18-month period for products
706–69, 10324–169, 10324–174, 10324–
184, 10324–197, 10324–218, 10807–438
and 33176–24.
Because the Agency has identified no
significant potential risk concerns
associated with these pesticide
products, upon cancellation, EPA
anticipates allowing registrants to sell
and distribute existing stocks of these
products for 1 year and 6 months, after
publication of the Cancellation Order in
the Federal Register. Thereafter,
registrants will be prohibited from
selling or distributing the pesticides
identified in Table 1 of Unit II., except
for export consistent with FIFRA section
17 or for proper disposal. Persons other
than registrants will generally be
allowed to sell, distribute, or use
existing stocks until such stocks are
exhausted, provided that such sale,
distribution, or use is consistent with
the terms of the previously approved
labeling on, or that accompanied, the
canceled products.
B. For All Other Products Identified in
Table 1 and Table 2 of Unit II.
Because the Agency has identified no
significant potential risk concerns
associated with these pesticide
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products, upon cancellation of the
products or termination of uses
identified in Table 1 and Table 2 of Unit
II., EPA anticipates allowing registrants
to sell and distribute existing stocks of
these products for 1 year after
publication of the Cancellation Order in
the Federal Register. Thereafter,
registrants will be prohibited from
selling or distributing the pesticides
identified in Table 1 and Table 2 of Unit
II., except for export consistent with
FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for
proper disposal. Persons other than
registrants will generally be allowed to
sell, distribute, or use existing stocks
until such stocks are exhausted,
provided that such sale, distribution, or
use is consistent with the terms of the
previously approved labeling on, or that
accompanied, the canceled products.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: March 2, 2017.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and
Resources Management Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0135; FRL–9960–10]
Dinotefuran; Receipt of Applications
for Emergency Exemptions,
Solicitation of Public Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has received specific
exemption requests from the West
Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Departments of Agriculture to use the
insecticide dinotefuran (CAS No.
165252–70–0) to treat pome and stone
SUMMARY:
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fruit orchards to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug. The applicants
propose a use which is supported by the
Interregional Research Project Number 4
(IR–4) program, has been requested in 5
or more previous years, and a petition
for tolerance has not been submitted to
the Agency. Therefore, EPA is soliciting
public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the
exemptions.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0135, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/where-sendcomments-epa-dockets.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael L. Goodis, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; main telephone
number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
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• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly
mark the part or all of the information
that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of any group, including minority and/or
low income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticide(s)
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. What action is the agency taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the
discretion of the EPA Administrator, a
Federal or State agency may be
exempted from any provision of FIFRA
if the EPA Administrator determines
that emergency conditions exist which
require the exemption. The West
Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Departments of Agriculture have
requested the EPA Administrator to
issue specific exemptions for the use of
dinotefuran on pome and stone fruit to
control the brown marmorated stinkbug.
Information in accordance with 40 CFR
part 166 was submitted as part of the
requests. The applicants assert that the
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rapid spread of large outbreaks of the
brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)
resulted in an urgent and non-routine
pest control situation that is expected to
cause significant economic losses
without the requested use. The
applicants propose no more than two
applications at a rate of 0.203 to 0.304
lb. (maximum 0.608 lb.) of dinotefuran
per acre, on up to 60,000 acres of pome
and stone fruit grown in the requesting
states, from April 1 to October 15, 2017.
A total of 36,480 lbs. of dinotefuran
could be used (maximum acreage at
highest rate).
This notice does not constitute a
decision by EPA on the applications
themselves. The regulations governing
FIFRA section 18 at 40 CFR 166.32(a)(7),
require publication of a notice of receipt
of an application for a specific
exemption proposing a use which is
supported by the IR–4 program, has
been requested in 5 or more previous
years, and a petition for tolerance has
not yet been submitted to the Agency.
The notice provides an opportunity for
public comment on the applications.
The Agency will review and consider all
comments received during the comment
period in determining whether to issue
the specific exemptions requested by
the West Virginia, Virginia, and
Pennsylvania Departments of
Agriculture.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: March 23, 2017.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
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Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of South Carolina
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of South Carolina’s
request to revise its National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations
Implementation EPA-authorized
program to allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective May
10, 2017 for the State of South
Carolina’s National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations Implementation
program, if no timely request for a
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0135; FRL-9960-10]
Dinotefuran; Receipt of Applications for Emergency Exemptions,
Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received specific exemption requests from the West
Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture to use
the insecticide dinotefuran (CAS No. 165252-70-0) to treat pome and
stone
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fruit orchards to control the brown marmorated stinkbug. The applicants
propose a use which is supported by the Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4) program, has been requested in 5 or more previous
years, and a petition for tolerance has not been submitted to the
Agency. Therefore, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the exemptions.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0135, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Goodis, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Animal production (NAICS code 112).
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general
population.
II. What action is the agency taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the EPA
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. The West Virginia,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture have requested
the EPA Administrator to issue specific exemptions for the use of
dinotefuran on pome and stone fruit to control the brown marmorated
stinkbug. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted
as part of the requests. The applicants assert that the rapid spread of
large outbreaks of the brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB) resulted in an
urgent and non-routine pest control situation that is expected to cause
significant economic losses without the requested use. The applicants
propose no more than two applications at a rate of 0.203 to 0.304 lb.
(maximum 0.608 lb.) of dinotefuran per acre, on up to 60,000 acres of
pome and stone fruit grown in the requesting states, from April 1 to
October 15, 2017. A total of 36,480 lbs. of dinotefuran could be used
(maximum acreage at highest rate).
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
applications themselves. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 at
40 CFR 166.32(a)(7), require publication of a notice of receipt of an
application for a specific exemption proposing a use which is supported
by the IR-4 program, has been requested in 5 or more previous years,
and a petition for tolerance has not yet been submitted to the Agency.
The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the
applications. The Agency will review and consider all comments received
during the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific
exemptions requested by the West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Departments of Agriculture.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: March 23, 2017.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-07135 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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